THE CONFERENCE IS FULL
Bush didn't want to be Hoover, but he was. Obama wants to be FDR, and he is, in the worst possible sense: he is extending the downturn through catastrophic policies.
The Great Depression seems to have taught lessons that are the opposite of the truth. It is cited as a model for how government should respond, but government policy accounts for why a crash turned to a depression in the first place.
It is urgent that people understand the Great Depression in order that we might avoid a repeat that would be even worse. Given what our leaders are doing to us in the name of helping us might wreck the ability of the economy to recover -- for our lifetimes.
This Mises Institute program, a part of our Mises Circle series, will explore this subject with top experts in the field, held at the City Club of Fort Worth, 301 Commerce Street.
9:00 a.m. Coffee and registration
9:30 Welcome (Douglas E. French)
9:45 - 10:15 Walter Block, A Recipe for the Next Great Depression
10:15 - 10:45 Thomas DiLorenzo, What Happened Then and What is Happening Now
10:45 - 11:00 Discussion and Refreshments
11:00 - 11:30 Jeffrey Tucker, Getting the Truth Out: Then and Now
11:30 - Lunch Doug French, Mises Institute Fights the Bubble and Bust
12:45 - 1:15 Robert P. Murphy, Why Milton Friedman and Ben Bernanke Are Dead Wrong About the Great Depression
1:15 - 2:00 Thomas E Woods, Jr., There Is a Way Out
2:00 Adjourn
Location: The event will take place at the City Club, which offers a combination of European style and modern sophistication.
Registration fee is $75 per person which includes lunch and refreshment breaks.
Accommodations: Courtyard Fort Worth Downtown/Blackstone. Call 800-321-2211 before May 8 to guarantee a room (mention Mises Institute for a rate of $149 plus tax, double or single).
The Mises Bookstore will be open during breaks and until 2:30pm. Speakers will be happy to autograph books.
James W. Fogal CFP®, Director of Development for the Institute, is available during breaks and after adjournment to discuss charitable/tax saving strategies.
Questions? Write events@mises.org